The war years
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The war was both a religious and a political one and it was this tangle of motives that made it impossible to stopoxfam bookshop shaftesbury winner of the society for military history distinguished book award the horrific series of conflicts known as the thirty years war () tore the heart out of europe, killing perhaps a quarter of all germans and laying waste to whole areas of central europe to such a degree that many towns and regions never recoveredpeter wilson's book is a major work, the first new history of the war in a generation, and a fascinating, brilliantly written attempt to explain a compelling series of eventsall the major european powers apart from russia were heavily involved and, while each country started out with rational war aims, the fighting rapidly spiralled out of control, with great battles giving way to marauding bands of starving soldiers spreading plague and murderwilson's great strength is in allowing the reader to understand the tragedy of mixed motives that allowed rulers to gamble their countries' future with such horrifying resultssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhether motivated by idealism or cynicism, everyone drawn into the conflict was destroyed by itat its end a recognizably modern europe had been created but at a terrible price book condition very good, covers and spine unmarked and all pages crisp and cleanthe principal actors in the drama (wallenstein, ferdinand ii, gustavus adolphus, richelieu) are all here, but so is the experience of the ordinary soldiers and civilians, desperately trying to stay alive under impossible circumstances
9 €
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Soldier kings - the seven years war worldwide (2nd printing) ex/nmsoldier kings re-creates the free-for-all that was the seven years’ warthe world is changing; the power that grabs the most now will dominate the modern age that is just dawningthrowing a twist into all of this is card play
77 €
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The battle of the nile and then at acre were the first sallies in what would be fifteen years of bitter fightingit was a war won at sea, and by the time of waterloo britain had gained control and possessed the foundations of her empiretaking in gallant duels, bloody battles between huge fleets, amphibious assaults, daring coastal raids, and the subtleties of espionage and naval intelligence, this global conflict truly was the war for all the oceansbrought vividly to life through the words and stories of the ordinary people caught up in the conflict, this is a sweeping history of the years of naval warfare that set the balance of power in europe for the following centuryit would not happenbritain swung her forces into action to battle for control of the world's sea-lanes and thus all international tradesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music troon as france emerged from revolution, a young general named napoleon bonaparte invaded egypt, hoping next to march overland to india
6 €
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Oxfam books & music bridport this is a version of monopoly that was issued during the war yearsausterity in those years caused the metal tokens to be replaced by wood and card versions and the dice to be replaced by a card spinnercondition: very good for it's agesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe set includes a rocking-horse token which, according to wikipedia was only used between andplenty of light wear has taken place but there is no damage except that the instruction sheet has been torn in half and two corners of the box are split
29 €
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Oxfam shop st giles street a deadly continental struggle, the thirty years war devastated seventeenth-century europe, killing nearly a quarter of all germans and laying waste to towns and countryside alikesome scuff on the hard cover and edges of the pagespeter wilson offers the first new history in a generation of a horrifying conflict that transformed the map of the modern world see oxfam website for delivery information read more
19 €
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Title: the hundred years war: english in france, (history and politics)dust jacket: falselist price (msrp)first edition: falsecondition: very good
6 €
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Bladestorm: the hundred years war (ps)condition is gooddispatched with royal mail 2nd class large letter
4 €
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Savour the tastes of the war years with this nostalgic collection of recipesincludes food from street parties and other victory celebrations that marked the end of the warsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road this book recalls how the housewives of britain learned to make do and kept the nation 'fighting fit'contains a vast collection of recipes, including steak and potato pie, stuffed marrow and eggless sponge pudding, showing how war-time food is still deliciousthese celebratory dishes feature both home cooking and inspiration from the countries of our allies
5 €
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Arranged chronologically and in counterpoint, this unique book samples all conceivable forms of oral and written documentation to illuminate the united states' involvement in its longest and most divisive warthis text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this titlefrom foot soldiers to generals, politicians to protesters, hawks and doves, their attitudes and experiences are graphically revealed
70 €
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This is a 6 volume set of books with photographs from world war 2the full set of six volumes for world war ii: volume , volume , volume , volume , volume , volume the war in pictures published by odhams press inthey are arranged by one volume for each year of the war starting at , telling the story in black and white picturesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikishipped tracked and insuredvolume 4 has to cut outs (page 16 and 17)these books are hardback with maroon buckram boards and a embossed pattern to frontpage is loose in volume 5254 pages to each bookour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeall spines are still tightly boundexpected wear to the exterior such as rounded corners and wear to the spine ends due to the agethey are in good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website*buyer please pay within 3 days* read morethere is some foxing to the pages but text and pictures remain clear and brightcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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40 €
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Instead, the 20th century proved to be overwhelmingly the most violent, frightening and brutalized in history with fanatical, often genocidal warfare engulfing most societies between the outbreak of the first world war and the end of the cold warwhat went wrong? how did we do this to ourselves? the war of the world comes up with compelling, fascinating answerssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is niall ferguson's masterpieceoxfam shop crosby the world at the beginning of the 20th century seemed for most of its inhabitants stable and relatively benignglobalizing, booming economies married to technological breakthroughs seemed to promise a better world for most people
8 €
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The eve of the war 9:06the title is jeff wayne's musical version of the war of the worldsnew - jeff wayne - the war of the worlds - cd cdthe artilleryman and the fighting machinecd's are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, demonstration demo, not for sale, promotional promo, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions
16 €
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The eve of the war 9:06the title is the war of the worldsthe eve of the war r2h mix 6:19the item format is a cdthe artilleryman and the fighting machinefor this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casing
9 €
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Title: the war of the worldsformat: hybrid sacd, original recordingbinding: audio cdartist: jeff wayneformat: hybrid sacd, original recordingcondition: good
3 €
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The war in western europe part ii december to may ppconsists of: the war in western europe part i june to december, ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiseven appendices + sixteen fold-out mapsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecondition: the spines have minor loss of paperalso contains an overview of the bomb tonnage and targetscontains a 3d overview of the assault technique used at the normandy landingsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemade for the us military during ww ii with later adaptations, additions and improvementsotherwise greateleven appendices, of which three maps and one diagram + fifteen fold-out mapsshipping with registrationcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea total of 2 books
49 €
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56 of the famous military songs from world war i, with melodies & accompaniment, plus another 8 with words onlylouis giraud good condition, clean, larger format, hardback of red cloth, black lettering & black spine clothoxfam bookshop newport songs that won the war: daily express community songbook no  see oxfam website for delivery information read more  dimensions 11 x 9 insthe previous owner has written on front endpaperthe foreword is by edward, prince of wales with his portrait on the opposite page3   lane publications collected & edited by s embossed illustration on the front cover, vignette of 2 soldiers singing
23 €
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The eve of the war 9:06the title is jeff wayne's musical version of the war of the worldscd's are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, demonstration demo, not for sale, promotional promo, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versionsthe artilleryman and the fighting machine
12 €
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Ww1 chronicles the battle of britaincan be posted by arrangementany questions, please feel free to contact mecheck out my other items i have for sale thank you for looking and happy browsing read morei accept paypal70th anniversary of the battle of britain newpostage is additional3 disc boxed setthe battle of britain
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Very interesting and extremely informative about all aspects of the second world warthis is my large collection of the war illustrated, covering volumes 1-4, startingreasonable offer considered
40 €
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The war of powers: vtitle: the war of powers: vbinding: paperbackthe picture may not reflect the books condition or specific editionauthors: robert evardeman, victor milancondition: used; acceptable
3 €
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Oxfam bookshop newport a detailed written and photographic history of the first year of world war ii, including a section on how the war began, through to the summer ofshelf wear to top and bottom edges of spinevarious scuffs, marks and discolourationpictorial endpapersblue cloth covered boards with blind embossed illustration to front and worn text and decoration to spine, which is fadedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretext block is slightly shaken, and is lightly but evenly tanned
14 €
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The war illustratedbritish war magazines collectionthe amalgamated pressfirst released on 22nd august
50 €
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Second world war - collectables the war illustrated vol - 6 edited by sir john hammerton 23 issues - dated from june 26th - april 30th copies in total) good conditiongenuine reason for sale read more
35 €
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Odams press limited the war in pictures bookset x 6 hardback ww2 in good general condition fantastic photo history of world war ii as it happened (some very harrowing scenes) read more
35 €
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L s amery general editor - the times history of the war in south africa 7 volume set - sampson lowe - hardbacks - cm x 16 cm vol pages lacks general map to front pocket - these were bought separately vol pages vol pages vol pages folding map to front and rear pockets vol pages - folded map to rear pocket webbing showing to board spine junctions otherwise fine vol pages vol pages - this is the supplement to the first 6 volumes all 7 books are in reasonably good condition all bindings good a shake here and there 2 loose portrait pages surface wear to boards and spines - a rare complete set read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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95 €
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Oxfam bookshop cardiff the war in the desert told through the secret diaries of colonel alfred chevalier parker, nephew of lord kitchener, governor of sinai, and military intelligence chief in the arab revoltsee attached images of this copyno marks or inscriptions see oxfam website for delivery information read morehardback book in as new condition in a price-clipped dust jacket
9 €
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The war pictorial - de oorlog in beeldare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithey have a sturdy cardboard cover with a drawing on the spine of the last issue (december )a series of thirty consecutive issues - running from july through decemberour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe first eight are in the original englishthe magazines were published in dutch (‘hollandsche uitgave) as of marchplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitephoto reports from ww ithe paper quality is reasonable to goodthe first issue (july ) has more wear and frays than the restall staples (somewhat rusty) are still in themcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
53 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham 'the classic tale of alien invasion, and still the best' the timesthe first modern depiction of extra-terrestrials attacking the earth, the war of the worlds remains one of the most influential of all science-fiction worksit shows the whole of human civilization under threat, as terrifying, tentacled martians land in england, build gigantic killing machines, destroy all in their path with black gas and burning rays and feast on the warm blood of trapped, still-living human preythe forces of the earth, however, may prove harder to beat than they at first appearedited by patrick parrinder with an introduction by brian aldiss and notes by andy sawyer see oxfam website for delivery information read more
3 €
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The lord of the rings: the war of the ring (pc: windows, )
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